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NIBS calls to establish a National Mitigation Resource Portal
The National Mitigation Resource Portal (NMRP) aims to enhance community resilience by convening and streamlining mitigation efforts…
NIBS Guideline 3-2012 Building Enclosure Commissioning Process BECx
The process of commissioning the enclosure follows a similar process as other building systems. However, commissioning the enclosure…
Off-site Construction Education: results of a survey of prefabrication in design and construction academics
Ryan E. Smith Associate Professor of Architecture, University of Utah Chair, National Institute of Building Sciences, O-site…
Off-Site Studies: Solid Timber Construction
Solid timber construction (STC) refers to different types of massive wood planar or frame elements used for walls, floors, roofs,…
Offsite Construction for Housing: Research Roadmap
A strategic report that presents the key knowledge gaps and research needs to overcome the barriers and challenges to offsite…
Portland Resilient Runway Benefit-Cost Analysis
Oregon could experience a magnitude-8.7 or larger earthquake within 50 years that causes catastrophic deaths and damage. Portland…
Project 17 Workshop on Seismic Hazard Mapping
On November 28, 2016, a Project 17 Workshop on Seismic Hazard Mapping was organized and presented by the Project 17 Committee of BSSC…
Raising the Profile, Filling the Gaps: Report from a Town Hall Meeting on the Future of Code Officials
This report, released by the International Code Council (ICC), summarizes the findings of a Town Hall Meeting held during the 2014 ICC…
Report of the Results of the 2014 Off-Site Construction Industry Survey
In 2014, the National Institute of Building Sciences Off-Site Construction Council set out to get an understanding of how the…
Report of the Results of the 2015 Off-Site Construction Industry Survey of Software Usage
This report compiles the results of a survey conducted by the Off-Site Construction Council (OSCC) in the summer of 2015 to identify…